Public Records Requests

Filing a FOIA

Public school parents have a vital weapon in their arsenal: the Freedom of Information Act or similar local public records laws. Exercise your right under your state’s Freedom of Information…

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Open My Government

A Citizen’s Guide To Public Records Requests by The Goldwater Institute.

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Public Records Request Livestream

On this month’s Parents Defending Education Live, we’ll discuss public records records requests (commonly referred to as ‘FOIA requests’). Public school parents have this vital weapon in their arsenal. But…

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Investigations

See the full list of our investigations here.

Cracked Foundations

What is Cracked Foundations? In 2021, Parents Defending Education created the Consultant Report Card as a means to expose how tax dollars were being spent by school districts…

Investigations

Gender Identity Guidance – Departments of Education by State

Parents Defending Education has compiled a list of links to state department of education websites for each state regarding their policies, guidance and/or recommendations regarding gender identity and transgender students…

Investigations